Vol. 139 No. 20
COVER
Roger Keith Coleman says he didn't kill anybody, but the courts are tired of listening. That could be a tragic mistake.
Premeditated Execution (Cover Stories)
The Supreme Court is the death penalty's final arbiter, but the U.S. must decide what it achieves
NATION
Bush and Clinton descend on L.A., Perot avoids tough questions
Bleeding-Heart Conservatives (The Administration)
How Jack Kemp and friends, after the L.A. riots, are pushing a reluctant Bush to lead a new market-oriented war on poverty
Cooling Off on a Hot Property (Grapevine)
Et Cetera Mum's the Word (The Week: Nation)
Et Cetera Pork Lasts Forever (The Week: Nation)
Goooood Morning, Ree-Oh! (Grapevine)
Guilty! (Grapevine)
Call My Agent!
How (Grapevine)
Did This Cookie Crumble?
Kudos (Grapevine)
Lessons of Los Angeles (The Aftermath)
Chief Daryl Gates claimed that his officers could cope with the rage after the King verdict, but the police abandoned the city to a mob
Not (The Week: Nation)
Bad for Government Work It took two centuries, but voter anger may curb Congress's pay hikes
Smoldering Embers, Scared Politicians (The Week: Nation)
Candidates scramble to fix blame for the Los Angeles fire storm
Spook's Guide (Grapevine)
The Week Nation (The Week: Nation)
This Land Is Your Land. . . This Land Is My Land (The Two Americas)
The L.A. riots underscored a painful truth: a relentless exodus from the cities has split the country. Bursting with new political power, the suburbs are increasingly being asked to revive the decayin
Tokens Of Gratitude (The Week: Nation)
A powerful Republican Congressman is charged with accepting bribes
Two Ways to Play the Politics of Race (The Campaign)
Bush may talk compassion, but he's thinking law and order. As for Clinton, he sounds like he's planning the Great Society, Part II.
WORLD
After paralyzing a nation, Germany's public-service workers settle
End of the Miracle (Germany)
Why the citizens of Europe's most successful nation are increasingly unhappy with their lot: unification has proved a heavy burden, and workers are taking it out on the faltering government of Helmut
Et Cetera Jailbreak (The Week World)
Et Cetera Lebanon's Financial Fracas (The Week World)
How (The Week World)
Much Is That in $? Russia hopes to pull in foreign currency with a convertible ruble
It's (The Week World)
Cold, But It's Ours A plebiscite points toward a homeland for Canada's Eskimos by 1999
P.S. to The (The Week World)
Cold War Gorbachev says what the world needs now is more democracy
The General Protests (The Week World)
Thousands of Thai demonstrators back their leader's moral stand
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A report that they raise cancer risks for some women is premature
Healing (Medicine)
by Wire With videophones and satellite linkups, an examination by the world's top specialists can be a phone call away
Magnets on The (The Week Health & Science)
Brain Why some humans have a better sense of direction
Up To Snag a Straggler (The Week Health & Science)
On its maiden flight, the new shuttle Endeavour is out to rescue a satellite
SOCIETY
The ex-skipper of the Exxon Valdez wins an appointment to teach
Execution Made Easy (The Week: Society)
The Supreme Court restricts access to appeals for death row inmates
Guns (The Week: Society)
Save Lives? The N.R.A. moves to exploit the L.A. riots for its own agenda
Right From The Crime Fund (The Week: Society)
Coffers Motown's erstwhile top cop gets caught with his hand in the till
The Week Society (The Week: Society)
Tyson Scrapes Bottom (The Week: Society)
Now he faces money troubles, new charges and prison discipline
RELIGION
Flock Boston spawns one of Protestantism's hottest churches, but critics call it a cult and accuse its leaders of dictatorship
SPORT
Long before the starting gun, the megabuck quest for the America's Cup begins on drawing boards, on computer screens and in experimental water tanks
TECHNOLOGY
Publishers are discovering the virtues of paperless novels. But will readers curl up to a computer screen?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Peacekeeping Loves Company
Time (Masthead)
Magazine masthead May 18, 1992 VOLUME 139 NO. 20
BUSINESS
All sorts of companies are taking refuge in Chapter 11. But too many use the law to stiff creditors, enrich lawyers and protect bad managers.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hack (Reviews Cinema)
Work
Hollywood Gets Hot (Cinema)
Summer 2: the Sequel Big stars and recycled stories trigger another round of Honey, I Blew Up the Budget. But on these pages, a sleeper smash is hidden. Where's Wayne's World?
Punky Funk (Reviews Music)
Short Takes (Reviews)
Still Testing The Limits (Reviews Television)
The Man Who Walked Away (Reviews Music)
The Secret in Her Soul (Cinema)
Sexy, elusive, contradictory, Marlene Dietrich transcended her screen roles to create an indelible image of femininity and one of the century's enduring enigmas
To The Rescue (Reviews Theater)
MISCELLANY
Justice
Love, (The Week Miscellany)
Amoeba-Style
The Brits Come Clean (The Week Miscellany)
PEOPLE
After recuperating in Antigua, Terry Anderson talks about his chief captor (surprisingly pleasant) and the West's mistrust of Islam
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Angeles Is Not La-la Land